The first episode to my newest CYOA. If you read the whole thing, I can guarantee it will make more sense and you will enjoy it more.

About this creation

William had no desire to get out of bed. He had no desire to leave his room or the house he shared with two roommates just outside of Tulsa. He had no desire to commute 30 minutes to a dull job that he did not enjoy. Today was going to be ordinary. Which is which William hated it. He hated ordinary and he hated routine.

Still, William got out of bed, just like he did every day- reluctantly. He had no choice. He had to keep his job to feed himself. He realized suddenly that his life was going absolutely nowhere. He was in no serious relationships, he could barely keep up his rent or feed himself. He shrugged, unconcerned, and got dressed.

Once dressed he opened the door to his room. He hesitated at the door. He did not want to leave. He wanted to stay at home and do nothing. Just like every day, he heaved a deep sigh, and stepped out.

The commute was always boring, even in the convertible pick-up he owned. He got a lot of crap for having it, but he didn't care. Besides, he didn't have enough money for a different car anyhow. Something up the road interrupted his thoughts.

He squinted his eyes to see it better. It wasn't good. An old man, presumably a farmer, was being attacked by a man with an ax. William considered stopping and helping. Then he thought it's not my problem.

That was when he realized it was his problem. Another man stood closer to the road, gun in hand. He shouted something to the one attacking the farmer, then shot three shots at William's truck.

William crouched down behind the windshield. The bullets hit the side of the car, and William was unharmed. However, he had jerked the steering wheel when he crouching down. The car flipped as a result.

William was dazed, but otherwise unharmed. He crawled out from under the pick-up.

Still disoriented, he began to crawl to the road. A bullet hit the pick-up next to him.

He quickly jumped behind the shelter of the vehicle. Adrenaline and terror ran through his veins.

In the moment of panic, he could think of nothing better to do than run. He ran to the other side of the pick-up.

He sat there, petrified, as the man walked closer.

William would have been dead had the farmer not come up from behind.

Hearing the commotion, William stood up. He stared at the body, horrified.

"How did you even..." he began.

"Well, I knew I could over-power the one with the ax as soon as they attacked, but not while the one with the gun watched. When you drove by, you distracted that one and gave me time to take out the other. The gun-wielding one took his time, and I had enough time to get over here and save you."

"Why where they attacking you?"

"Have you not listened to the news recently?"

"No..."

"Well, basically the United States has gone into total chaos. The stock-market completely crashed, worse than the great depression. That's all the News is telling us, but they say to stay out of the cities."

"Why?"

"Everyone is killing each other! Fighting for food, for weapons, for money, anything! It's dangerous."

"I was just on my way there."

"Well I suggest you go back to where you came from then, there's nothing in the city for you."

"No, I must go."

"Thank you for saving my life," William said before departing.

"You saved mine too, so we're even."

William felt guilty knowing that if he had a choice, he would have driven right past.

Quoting LWC guy
Your photography is much better! Your builds and story telling have progressed a lot too - all this really makes the whole presentation a whole lot cooler. The main thing I previously didn't like about your CYOA's was the bad lighting and angles in your photography, but this is really nice :) The lighting looks very natural. Also your use of a really shallow lens is great, though in one or two shots (when he was being chased around the car, for example) it gets a bit annoying. But still, that's a minor detail. Great story! I'll be following this one :) And I choose A), the pistol.

I'm glad you like it! Thank you for the input! I actually only have two lens, so I'm not sure how to make the focus broader.

Your photography is much better! Your builds and story telling have progressed a lot too - all this really makes the whole presentation a whole lot cooler. The main thing I previously didn't like about your CYOA's was the bad lighting and angles in your photography, but this is really nice :) The lighting looks very natural. Also your use of a really shallow lens is great, though in one or two shots (when he was being chased around the car, for example) it gets a bit annoying. But still, that's a minor detail. Great story! I'll be following this one :) And I choose A), the pistol.